Hakutsuru “Shoun”

Hyogo Prefecture

$35.00

Size:720ml

Quantity

Perfection in a bottle

If you're looking for perfection in a bottle, you've found it. This Daiginjo reaches your nose with a blend of pear, apples, and peach. A delicious pear flavor graces your tongue and deepens the more you drink. The top grade "Yamada Nishiki" rice is creatively brewed to produce a complex sake you'd be proud to serve to any guest.

CHARACTERISTICS

Category

Daiginjo

Subcategory

N/A

Taste Profile

Light & Dry

Alcohol

15.5%

RPR?

50%

SMV?

+2.0

Acidity?

1.4

Values listed are at the time of production.

SERVING TEMPERATURE

Recommended

Not Recommended

REGION

Shoun is brewed in Hyogo Prefecture in the Kinki region.

TASTE METRICS

TASTING NOTES

Sweet Rice

Peach

RECOMMENDED PAIRING

Shellfish

Octopus/Squid

Fish

Hakutsuru Brewing Company

Hakutsuru Brewing Company

Hyogo Prefecture

Hakutsuru is the largest and one of the oldest sake manufacturers in Japan located in the famous Nada region in Hyogo prefecture. This region enjoys good solar insolation and the temperature difference between night and day in the summertime reaches 20°F, making it suitable for making rice. About 10% of all sake production in Japan is in this region. Hakutsuru benefits from excellent water sources including pristine spring water from Mt. Rokko, and the famous spring water specifically for sake making called "Miyamizu" which if found at the corner of the 1000-year-old Nishinomiya Shrine.This, in addition to advanced brewing technologies, allows Hakutsuru to make a wide variety of excellent sake.